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Bullies prey on the weak. This is bullying at its peak - and Trump was not the only bully in the room.

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The fact that the USA has banned visas for trans people but welcomed rapist Andrew Tate shows how all this "defending women" stuff is total bullshit

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Jeff Bezos will be censoring progressive opinions at the Washington Post. He says so himself today. So ditch the Post and support independent journalism: Zeteo.com/subscribe

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We are hiring TWO political theorists as well as a PPE position which is open to theorists (focus on history of economic thought) - please apply and circulate! www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/108445-...

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Wondering about the scare stories of wealthy tax flight based on non-dom tax changes or private school VAT? Our new research explains why the vast majority won’t migrate, and are snobbish about tax havens w/@andy-summers.bsky.social Emma Taylor,Victoria Gronwald academic.oup.com/ser/advance-...

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We are hiring. Two posts. One theoretical . . . www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/107905-...

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Open letter in solidarity with Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah and condemning the latest attempt to silence her — please sign & share docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Vision-less, misguided, and clueless. youtu.be/zLDL4YDE47M?...

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This is what happened yesterday during a DOGE-related committee hearing on Capitol Hill. Yet another example of the abject rhetoric spreading in key Republican circles. Equally terrifying is how weak the opposition to this rhetoric appears to be. Credit to Connolly though. youtu.be/FG9NiYFStqg?...

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How can we trace same-sex relationships in rural archives, when love letters were heavily euphemistic or burned after reading? For LGBTQ+ History Month, Tim Jerrome shares his research into queer rural relationships: from his first find, to the challenges faced. merl.reading.ac.uk/blog/2025/02...

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A gay guy, a Black man, and a woman walk into a flight deck— that’s not the beginning of a joke, but just a regular day at work! There was so much DEI on this plane that we could hardly get in the air. Luckily my limp wrists were able to wrestle the heavy jet back to the ground 💅🏼

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Watching this on repeat how is your day going?

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New — The National Treasury Employees Union just sent out an urgent email to all members re: OPM guidance on deferred resignation. “Don't be fooled. Don't follow this OPM group's guidance. DO NOT RESIGN.”

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My book is finally available in paperback. You can check it out here: Bristol University Press | Intersectional Socialism - A Utopia for Radical Interdependence, By Charles Masquelier search.app/VtPKDaJNwvzP...

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Dans son nouveau livre, l'historien canadien Quinn Slobodian nous alerte sur la vague ultralibérale qui est sur le point de submerger les Etats-Unis, et le reste du monde par extension. L'UE doit montrer les dents, estime t-il. Entretien :

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New article. In this piece, we highlight the importance of designing agri-environment schemes (AES) with clear and measurable targets and aligning those with an understanding of how land managers interact with nature. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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With tax breaks for the richest, austerity politics, a generalised contempt towards French citizens and a surprise parliamentary election, Macron did everything he could to allow the far right to rise to power.

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A brilliant documentary on what the concentration of wealth and power mean for democracy - with Noam Chomsky. youtu.be/WEnv5I8Aq4I?...

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Accepting gifts while warning everyone that things will get tougher: I don't think the current Labour government could do better to enable a far right party to gain popularity.

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Here's my introduction to the forthcoming Europen Social Theory special issue on theorising contemporary capitalism. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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It's become quite apparent that the French president is doing everything he can to prevent the genuine left from gaining power and, consequently, open the door for an eventual far right victory at the next election.

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Trump’s tax law cut the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%. What did corporations do with the money saved? They didn’t invest it or raise wages. They spent a record $1 trillion on stock buybacks the year after the law went into effect. Nothing trickled down to workers.

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Today let's rejoice. But if Starmer wants to hold the rise of the far right in check, he will need to adopt redistributive policies that will make a clear difference to the lives of workers. There is no center in politics. Pretending there is one drives people to vote for the far right.

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'Some now seek to scare leftwing and centre-left voters by claiming that the NFP’s programme for government would be dangerous for the French economy. They are wrong.' www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Ok well it's over then. www.theguardian.com/us-news/arti...

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This demonisation of the left is a key driver of the electorate towards the far right. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Really pleased to be able to share this report on organisational activity in relation to environmental land management. We make several recommendations, including empowering land managers in the design of environmental objectives. eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

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In addition to appealing to the youth, the National Rally party in France is strikingly appealing to students from fairly wealthy families, e.g. in private business schools, and business leaders. I think it's fair to say their appeal is across the class and generational spectrum.

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[EN ACCÈS LIBRE] À lire et à partager largement ! 👇 Mediapart a décidé, exceptionnellement, de permettre la lecture en accès libre d’une sélection d’articles qui racontent les menaces que l’extrême droite fait peser sur la France, et sur ses habitant·es. www.mediapart.fr/journal/poli...

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Here's a brief overview of the RENEW work we're doing to identify pathways towards high quality engagement in nature renewal among land managers. renewbiodiversity.org.uk/understandin...

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Good riddance. I don't think it's possible to overstate the damages to education this man has caused. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Nancy Fraser has just had her Albertus Magnus professorship withdrawn for raising concerns about Israel's actions. Yet another sign that it's impossible to publicly criticise Israel's actions in Germany without being publicly condemned for it. portal.uni-koeln.de/en/universit...

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Had to look up paraphilia. Not glad I did.

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This is England. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

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'the UN’s special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, cited research showing universal credit payments of £85 a week for single adults over 25 were “grossly insufficient” and described the UK’s main welfare system as “a leaking bucket”.' www.theguardian.com/society/2023...

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I encourage those who are concerned with academic freedom in the UK to sign.

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"This shift in public sentiment may portend a new phase in the decades-long history of Black Americans’ solidarity with the Palestinian cause—a history that has been poorly understood, in part, because its effects on national debate have thus far been limited." www.politico.com/news/magazin...

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Is this the end of the Journal of Political Philosophy?

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The book has been launched. Thanks to everyone who came along. I thoroughly enjoyed it. bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/intersection...

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OPINION: The conflict in the Middle East has led British political actors to try and redefine what is 'acceptable speech'

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I don't think any words could better describe the present situation.

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'Such is the power of the Israeli grief machine: it authorizes Germans to tell Jews that they are mourning wrong... At the same time, Palestinian death is, famously, publicly worthless and undeserving of commemoration.' www.dissentmagazine.org/online_artic...

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